Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, October 15, 1852

Rebecca writes to her brother Ben, informing him of how the family is coping after the loss of their sister, Frances Etting. She also updates him on the travels of family members.

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Title:Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz
Author:Rebecca Gratz
Recipient:Benjamin Gratz
Origin:Philadelphia, PA
Destination:[Lexington, KY]
Date:1852-10-15
Language:English
Description:Letter. 1 sheet.
Subject
(Personal Name):
Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869
Gratz, Benjamin, 1792-1884
Etting, Isabella, 1801-1855
Etting, Frances Gratz, 1771-1852
Etting, Sally, 1776-1863
Etting, Miriam, 1807-1878
Etting, Henry, 1799-1876
Gratz, Joseph, 1785-1858
Gratz, Hyman, 1776-1857
Hays, Richea Gratz, 1774-1858
Cohen, Miriam Gratz Moses, 1808-1891
Cohen, Gratz, 1844-1865
Dent, Miriam Cohen, 1850-1930
O’Driscoll, Belle Cohen, ?-?
Moses, Gratz Ashe, 1839-1901
Gratz, Hyman Cecil, 1826-1866
?Johnson, Rebecca Charlton Hunt, 1835-1856
Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897
Moses, Simon Gratz, 1813-1897
Moses, Mary Porter Ashe, 1812-1853
Subject
(Geographic):
Virginia Springs
Virginia
St. Louis, MO
Baltimore, MD
Subject
(Topical):
Death
Health
Mental health
Faith
Domestic life
Travel
Emotion
Business
Transportation
Provenance:American Jewish Historical Society
Publisher:Gratz College
Citation
for Scan:
Rebecca Gratz. ALS to Benjamin Gratz, Philadelphia, PA, October 15, 1852. From the original at the American Jewish Historical Society, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA.
Citation
for Transcript:
Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, October 15, 1852. RGC0217, Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection, Gratz College. Image from the original at the American Jewish Historical Society. https://rebeccagratz.digitalcollections.gratzcollege.edu/item/rgc0217.
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